For the most part, only items that have stats can be used for transmog. If an item cannot be transmogged, it will be marked as such in Wowhead's Quick Facts, plus we have a "Transmogrifiable" filter.

Legendaries, epics used to craft legendaries like Sulfuron Hammer, and some items with absurd appearances like Frying Pan can't be transmogged.

Weapons can be transmogged to weapons that have similar animations, not just weapons of the same type. 1H axes, maces, and swords share animations, as do 2H axes, maces, and swords and polearms/staves.

Your class must be able to equip the armor and weapons in order to transmog it--Druids cannot transmog Bloodfang Chestpiece even if it is in their bags, for example.

To transmog an item, head over to Transmogrifiers found in Stormwind, Orgrimmar, and Vale of Eternal Blossoms. A UI will appear that previews your transmogged items and lets you select appearances of items that are in your bags, void storage, and bank at once.

At BlizzCon it was announced that in Warlords of Draenor, transmog improvements may be coming that allow players to retain the look of an item without keeping it in their bags, similar to Transmogrification in Reaper of Souls. No further details have been confirmed though.

Transmog Set Database

Since transmog is all about visuals, this database is browsable with image thumbnails of each set in addition to the traditional text view. Mousing over each image brings up a complete image of the set.

Some sets have "Recolor" or "Lookalike" after their name. A Recolor set shows that a set is identical to other sets with the same name, but a different tint. For example, LFR and Heroic variations of a Normal set are marked as Recolors.

Lookalike refers to an identical version of a PvE or PvP tier set that can be acquired without any class specific gear. If you compare this T10 transmog set to the lookalike, you'll notice the first includes Priest tier gear like Crimson Acolyte Cowl while the second set excludes Priest-only gear.

We've also gone through all the sets and assigned the sets Styles--useful if you don't remember the name of a set but somewhat remember where it dropped from.

Events currently include the Blessed Undead sets from the Naxxramas Invasions.

PvP Sets cover all armor associated with PvP and can be filtered further by PvP Season as well as additional sets like replica Field Marshal/High Warlord gear. Putting together a PvP set can be confusing as there are many items with the same name but slightly different coloration.

We also have filters showing the minimum level needed to equip a set and which expansion the set was first found in. So if you were looking up Shadowcraft Armor, it would show up as a vanilla set, even though later replica pieces were added in Cataclysm at the Darkmoon Faire.

In addition, there are many great screenshots and comments with weapon suggestions and other ways to make your set more unique!

Transmog Tools

In addition to transmog sets, other parts of the database help with transmog:

You can create and save your own custom transmog sets with the Profiler. Simply to go http://www.wowhead.com/list and choose the Custom List option to the right to get started. From there, add an Equipment Set tab and continue adding armor you like normally. Change the race and gender of your character by clicking the lock to allow further customizations. Profiles automatically save when logged in, and last for 48 hours when not.

If you want to transmog a character that looks identical to your in-game appearance, you can import your character via Battle.net (the left option on http://www.wowhead.com/list) and then click the blue Battle.net logo at the top/center which brings up an option to switch the Profile to custom.

The "Filter This Set" option on a Transmog Set page lets you view all of the potential sources for set pieces--useful when a set has many different options like Darkmantle Armor. Clicking on "Filter This Set" takes you to this page where you can further refine your search using Wowhead's powerful set of filters.

When using item filters, armor results have a normal data display as well as a Gallery display. Here's an example for Cloth Chests. Clicking on the image pops up a 3D model.

All items have a "Same Model As" tab. This tab shows items that look identical, as well as items that have the same pattern but come in a different color. This tab also displays image thumbnails so you can easily scan it!

You can search for armor by color with our color picker filter, found right above Stat Weighting on our item filter section.

Transmog Guides

Wowhead has a series of transmog guides, the first of which was published the weekend transmog was announced. We've continued to expand our transmog guides over time to keep up with changing options:

Comments

Comment by zotheghost

Comment by pathofcloud

on 2014/03/22 17:05:37

Hmm, don't recognize the chest or legs on the Rogue transmog set.

Comment by damonick

on 2014/03/22 17:36:57

I just wanted to clarify:

"At BlizzCon it was announced that in Warlords of Draenor, transmog improvements may be coming that allow players to retain the look of an item without keeping it in their bags, similar to Transmogrification in Reaper of Souls. No further details have been confirmed though."

Does this mean being able to transmog straight from our bank tabs?

Comment by SteveZombie

on 2014/03/22 18:01:51

Does this mean being able to transmog straight from our bank tabs?

That's possible already, like with Void Storage. I'm not familiar with the Diablo system but this sounds like 'learning' the appearance of gear as you collect it.

Comment by willdawg01

on 2014/03/22 18:04:43

You can already transmog using items in your bank/void storage without withdrawing them. The BlizzCon comment included those locations in the use of the word 'bags.' What was meant was a way to not have to keep every item but rather have a system in place similar to the battle pet system but for items you've acquired but no longer need to actually equip.

Comment by Interest

on 2014/03/22 18:23:12

This is good. I'll make sure to show it to people I can convince to play, lol

Comment by Dayican

on 2014/03/22 18:45:25

they need to implement system like wardrobe, tier sets, tabards, weapons and etc. tabs for single click transmog. Also we can create our transmog set and save that on this for single click transmogs

Comment by Aerozia

on 2014/03/22 19:39:44

Please include mention of the addon Mogit. if you like transmog, you HAVE to have this.

Comment by jags623

on 2014/03/22 21:57:56

Would you be able to transmog items that are soulbound to another person?

Comment by Adamsm

on 2014/03/22 22:10:50

Would you be able to transmog items that are soulbound to another person?

No.

Comment by perculia

Comment by Moonsofroses

on 2014/03/23 01:36:58

Sweet :D

Comment by Roguesaxaphone

on 2014/03/23 02:09:03

Mogs consist of over 90% of my storage... With that Blizzcon announcement the sooner that is implemented the better. Tabards that has no benefits (those that boost rep gained are an example of tabards that give benefits) should have their own storage like mounts and pets. Enchants should be moggable, pretty sure most people would pick mongoose. I really don't want another dagger mog ruiner like landslide. Visual effects from trinkets too. Use for use and proc for proc visual mog. Class capes and tabards should be here too. I think paladins have one tabard, or that might be draenie paladins only. I'm a rogue so either SI:7 or the people at Ravenholdt should give me a cape and/or tabard for example. Mogging can be so much more dynamic than what it already is now.

Comment by Mumbungua

on 2014/03/23 03:23:34

I like how Griftah's Authentic Troll Shoes is listed as a cosmetic item but when you click the link it says the item is no longer in game

Comment by Oliveer7

Comment by Kassane

This is a pretty neat post i've wanted alternate shaman gear that i could use on my pally because they had some sweet sets this is great thanks.

Comment by hellrazor696

on 2014/03/23 08:54:50

I would like to know what they are using in the second picture to set up that transmog set. Is it an addon or a tool on a website?

Comment by Curusnik

on 2014/03/23 10:49:08

I don't recognize shoulders and waist, can u tell me/link it?

Comment by perculia

on 2014/03/23 11:59:51

Griftah's Authentic Troll Shoes works as a cosmetic item for those who acquired it during the limited Battlefield Barrens event in 5.3. If an item has no current way to be obtained, it's marked as "This item is no longer available within the game." Players who already acquired the item can still use it as normal, but nobody new can collect it.

If an item is just a joke/test item from Blizzard that was datamined but never appeared on live servers like Lenore's Pendant, that item is marked as "This item is not available to players" and is hidden from normal search results. Hope that clears it up!

And yep, I got the Teebu's very cheap at the start of Wrath, currently use it to mog PvP weapons :) The Shoulders, Waist, and Gloves are part of the Silent Assassin Set, which is the rogue-specific armor for getting Challenge Conqueror: Gold. The shoulders do cool things like cast a smoke cloud when you Mutilate, and orange fire when you /roar.

Comment by Jwashwa

on 2014/03/23 13:21:31

I just wanted to clarify:

"At BlizzCon it was announced that in Warlords of Draenor, transmog improvements may be coming that allow players to retain the look of an item without keeping it in their bags, similar to Transmogrification in Reaper of Souls. No further details have been confirmed though."

Does this mean being able to transmog straight from our bank tabs?

We can already do this, it has been patched in a while ago. Just use the arrow at the side (or above for weapons) and you can select the item you want it to change into, you can also preview it before paying for it.